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16. A series of two hundred and seventy-five Echinoderms 

 of great interest from the " Porcupine " collection, apparently 

 containing the types of several species, such as Phocidaris 

 purpurata and Phorniosoiina placenta ; as well as examples 

 of very rare Northern forms of which the Museum has long 

 felt the want ; transferred by Dr. J. Murray with the 

 " Challenger " duplicates. 



Mammalia. — The additions to this class during the year 

 1890 were four hundred and twenty-two, of which the follow- 

 ing are the most important : — 



The skeleton of an Andamanese woman ; presented by Sir 

 Benjamin Simpson, M.D. 



Two Fijian and one Chenook skulls ; presented by Dr. J. J. 

 L. Donnet. 



Two Negro and two Egyptian skulls ; presented by H. M. 

 Stanley, Esq. 



The skeleton of a Chillingham Bull ; presented by the Duke 

 of Hamilton. 



A stuffed Bull, a Cow's head, and a Cow's skeleton of the 

 Chillingham Wild Cattle ; presented by the Earl of Tanker- 

 ville. 



Five spirit specimens and nine skulls of Insectivora from 

 various localities; some of the skulls figured in the donor's 

 " Monograph " ; presented by Dr. G. E. Dobson, f.r.s. 



Twenty-eight Mammals from Italy, Burma, and South 

 America, including several species new to the collection ; pre- 

 sented by the Marquis G. Doria. 



Four Mammals from various localities, including a skin of 

 Equus grevyi new to the collection ; presented by P. L, 

 Sclater, Esq., f.r.s. 



The skeleton of a Musk-Ox (Ovihos moschatus) from Liver- 

 pool Bay, Arctic America ; presented by the Earl of 

 Lonsdale. 



Eight skins and skulls from the Arctic regions ; bequeathed 

 by the late Dr. McCormick. 



Twelve Mammals from the Saiar Mountains, Altai, includ- 

 ing males, females and young of the Argali Wild Sheep (Ovis 

 ammon) and of the Afghan Gsbzelle(Gazella stihgutturosa) ; 

 presented by St. George Littledale, Esq. 



Skeletons of a Chinese Goral (Ncemorhedus cinereus) and a 

 Bamboo rat {Rhizom^ys sinensis) from Ichang ; presented by 

 Percy Montgomery, Esq. 



A collection of sixty-four Soricidse from India, mostly 

 figured or referred to in the donor's work on the Mammals of 

 India, and in Mr. G. E. Dobson's " Monograph of the Insec- 

 tivora " ; presented by W. T. Blandford, Esq., f.r.s. 



Two skulls of the Gour {Bos gaurus) from Mysore ; pre- 

 sented by P. Bosworth Smith, Esq, 



A Mouse and three Bats from Ceylon; presented by E. E. 

 Green, Esq. 



0.81. Ten 



